Location: Kings River, south of Avenue 416 at Road 38, Kingsburg

Incident Date: 2/8/18

Incident Time: 1330 hours

Case Number: 17-04443

Victim: Maria Salma Gray

City: Kingsburg

Posted by: Media Relations

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On 02/08/18 at 1343 hours,  Detectives of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office responded to a location on the Kings River just south of Avenue 416 after a nearby farmworker had discovered human remains near the river.

  
The Coroner responded and took possession of the unidentified decedent, believed to have been a missing person based on her clothing description and location. 

02/13/18 at 0900 hours, an autopsy was conducted of the decedent and it was determined that she was, in fact, Maria Salma Gray, 68, who had been reported missing on 04/15/17. There were no obvious signs of foul play and it was believed Maria had suffered a drowning incident. 

At the time Maria had been reported missing, her vehicle was located about an eighth mile upstream from where she had been discovered and a thorough search of the area was conducted at that time.

Family members have been notified.
This case is currently closed.